Potential impact of hydric stress | Predicted measured effects | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Hypothesis | Direct negative effect on survival | Increased parasite-induced mortality | Female survival | Infection prevalence |
1 | No | No | none | none |
2 | Yes | No | decreased | none |
3 | No | In early stages of infection (days 0-4) | decreased(days 0-4) | decreased |
4 | Yes | In early stages of infection (days 0-4) | decreased(days 0-7) | decreased |
5 | No | In late stages of infection (days 4-7) | decreased(days 4-7) | none |
6 | Yes | In late stages of infection (days 4-7) | decreased(days 4-7) | none |